Oil wrestling is believed to be the closest to ancient Greek wrestling in style. It mainly differs because of the kispet, which is thought to have been first used as a modesty covering for Muslim ...

'This mystery exercise, used by wrestlers like Milo and gladiators like Spartacus, was ditch digging. Digging with a shovel was seen as one of the best ways to build upper-body strength in Ancient ...

'Ancient Greek wrestlers built incredible strength using one highly overlooked exercise,' says Pieratt. 'It develops insane power through the arms, back and grip – while forging iron core muscles.' ...